Florida man hurt in parachuting accident at boat launch in Merton

WAUKESHA COUNTY -- Officials with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department say a 54-year-old man from Florida was hurt in a parachuting accident Saturday, August 6th.

It happened around 4:15 p.m. in Merton.

Sheriff's officials responded to the Lake Keesus boat launch in Merton for a report of a parachuter that crashed.

The 54-year-old man was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

This incident remains under investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department and the FAA.